Fishing-reel.



No. 838,915. PATENTED DEC. 18, 1906.

S. SYKES.

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION FILED A318,}. 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

FISHlNG=REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Application filed April 3, 1906- Serial No. 309.594-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANLEY SYKEs, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Rhoades, in the county of Coconino and Territory of Arizona,have invented a new and Improved Fishing-Reel, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is an improvement in fish ing-reels and has, among otherobjects, to provide a reel that can be changed from a high to a lowspeed gearing controlled automatically by the pull of the fish.

It is well known that in attempting to land fish, especially large fish,that it is desirable to change the relative rotation of the spool withrespect to its handle in order that the power may be increased and thefish landed with little exertion. If this relative rotation of the spoolto the handle is changed by some means operated by the fisherman, it isoften forgotten until it is too late to be brought into action and muchabor expended in winding the line in. l/Vith my invention thisdifliculty is overcome and the labor required in changing the gearing ofthe reel is automatically performed'by the pull of the iish.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is an end elevation of the reel attached to a fishing-pole.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the reel with the gearing and gearcasingin section. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 isa section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

The numeral 1 indicates a spool journaled in side supports 2 2,connected by rods 3 3 of usual construction. Journaled at the outer sideof the supports 2 2 at 4 is a U-shaped brake-lever l, straddling theupper end of the spool and supports and carrying a loose roller 5 on itshorizontal portion. One of the ver tical arms of the lever L at itspivotal connection is extended away from the supports 2 and journaled ina gear-casing 6 at 4 said extended portion being provided withabrake-shoe 7, having a V-shaped notch in its lower face. Journaled atthe center of the casing and in the adjacent end of the spoolspindle isa pointed pin or spindle 8, having fixed thereto a ratchet-wheel 9 and agear 10 in the casing and an operating-lever 11 and knob 12 at theoutside of the casing. Intermediate the gear 10 and ratchet-wheel 9 isloosely mounted on the pin or spindle 8 a brake-disk 13, with a V-shapedperiphery adapted to be engaged by the brake-shoe 7, normally held incontact therewith by a spring 14, attached at one end to the verticalarm of the lever 1 and at its opposite end to a screw-eye 15, saidscrew-eye having a nut 16 threaded thereon, engaging a vertical arm of abracket .17, secured to the adjacent support 2. The brake-disk 13carries at one side bearing-pins 18, with enlarged heads formingbearings for gears 19 and 20, said gears being integrally connected andmeshing, respectively, witha gear21, fixed to the spoolspindle and withthe gear 10 on the spindle 8.

At the ratchet side of the brake-disk 13 are pivoted pawls 22, pressedby springs 23 in contact with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 9, saidpawls being so arranged with respect to the teeth that they alternatelyengage the same as the handle 12 is rotated.

The operation of the reel is as follows: Assuming that the fishing-linehas been wound about the spool, it is passed over the roller 5 and outto the end of the fishing-pole in the usual manner, as shown in Fig. 1.as the line remains slack the brake-shoe by the action of the springcontacts with the brake-disk and prevents any rotation thereof, andtherefore holds the bearing-pins 18 from rotary movement. On winding upthe line by turning the handle 12 with the brake-disk thus engaged thegear 10 turns the gears 21 through the intermeshing gears 19 and 20,

.and as the gears 10 and 19 are provided with about four times as manyteeth as the gears 20 and 21 the spool will rotate four times as fast asthe handle 12. If, however, the line is pulled forward, as by the biteor weight of a fish, the lever carrying the brake-shoe is rocked in itsbearings, releasing the brakedisk, which now rotates with the gears 19and 20 about the gear 21, turning this gear at the same rate as ifdirectly connected to the spindle 8. The pawls 22, engaging theratchetwheel 9, prevent the brake-disk 13 from revolving faster than thehandle 12, and thereby enforcesthe rotation of the spool. The nut 16permits the tension on the spring 14 to be adjusted in order that thepull required on the line to release the shoe 7 may be regulated.

It is evident that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction herein- So long before described without departing from thespirit of my invention, and I reserve the right to make suchmodifications as fal] within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In afishing-reel, supports, a spool journaled in the supports, a leverjournaled in the supports and straddling the spool, a brake-shoe carriedby the lever, a gear-casing fixed to one of the supports, a spindlejournaled in the gear-casing and connected to a handle, a ratchetwheeland a gear fixed to the spindle, a braking-disk fixed on the spindle andcarrying pawls engaging the ratchet, pins projecting from one side ofthe disk, a gear iixed to the spool-spindle, rigidly-connected gearsjournaled on the pins and meshing with the aforesaid gears, and a springfor normally holding the shoe in engagement with the disk.

2. In a fishingreel, supports, a spool ournaled in the supports andadapted to have a line Wound thereabout, driving means for rapidlyrevolving the spool when the line is slack, and means for decreasing therelative rotation of the spool to the drivin means ia utomaticallycontrolled by the pull on the 3. In a fishingreel, supports, a spooljournaled in the supports and adapted to have a line wound thereabout, alever ournaled in the supports and passing above the spool, means fordriving the spool rapidly when the lever is pulled in one direction, andmeans for decreasing the relative rotation of the spool to the drivingmeans when the lever is pulled in the opposite direction.

4. In a fishing-reel, supports, a spool journaled in the supports andadapted to have a line wound thereabout, a lever ournaled in thesupports and passing above the spool, braking means carried by the leverat one side of the spool, means for revolving the spool rapidly when thebraking means are in contact, and means for decreasing the relativerotation of the spool when the braking means are disengaged.

5. In a fishing-reel, supports, a spool journaled in the supports, alever journaled in the supports, a brake-shoe carried by the lever, aspindle for driving the spool, a brake-disk mounted on the spindle,means for normally holding the shoe and disk in contact, whereby thespool may be driven rapidly, and means for decreasing the relativerotation of the spool when the shoe and disk are separated.

6. In a fishing-reel, supports, a spool ournaled in the supports andadapted to have a line wound thereabout, gearing for driving the spoolat high speed when the line is slack, and means for automaticallydecreasing the relative rotation of the spool to the gearing when theline is taut.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

STANLEY SYKES.

Witnesses:

HARRY C. HIBBEN, T. E. PULLIAM.

